Re: vim, tabs, and copying text

["Jamin W. Collins" <jcollins@asgardsrealm.net>]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 09:35:14PM +0200, Torquil Macdonald wrote:
> I have the following problem with vim inside an xterm:
> If I write a file with a TAB at the start of each line in VIM, and try to copy 
> and paste it, with the mouse, into another VIM running in another xterm, I 
> get one extra TAB for each line like this:
> 
> 	lkk
> 	kh
> 	kjh
> 
> becomes
> 
> 	lkk
> 		kh
> 			kjh
> 
> I also get this when copying from other programs into VIM. Any ideas?

In command mode type ":set paste" then switch to insert and paste away.
When done, ":set nopaste".

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Jamin W. Collins